FRUIT TREES 
* PREPARATIONS FOR PLANTINC. — Plow and subsoil repeatedly, so as to pulverize thoroughly to a 
depth of 12 to 18 inches. When planting on the lawn or grass plots, remove the sod for a diameter of four to five 
feet, and keep this space well worked and free from weeds. Dig the hole deeper and larger than is necessary to 
admit all the roots in their natural position, keeping the surface and subsoil separate. Cutoff broken and bruised 
roots, and shorten the tops to half a dozen good buds, except for fall planting, when it is better to defer top- 
pruning until the following spring. If not prepared to plant when your stock arrives, “heel-in,” by digging a 
trench deep enough to admit all the roots, and setting the trees therein as close as they can stand, carefully pack- 
ing the earth about the roots, taking up when required. Never leave the roots exposed, and “ puddle ” before 
planting. 
PLANTINC. — Fill up the hole with surface soil, so that the tree will stand about as it did in the nursery 
after the earth is settled, except for Dwarf Pears, which should be planted deep enough to cover 2 or 3 inches 
the quince stock upon which they are budded. Work the soil thoroughly among the roots, and when well cov- 
ered tramp firmly. Set the tree firm as a post, but leave the surface filling (of poorer soil) light and loose. No 
staking will be required except for very tall trees. Never let manure come in contact with the roots. 
MULCHINC. — After trees or bushes are planted it is a great advantage, in spring or fall, to mulch with a 
layer of litter or coarse manure 4 or 5 inches deep, extending 2 to 3 feet out from the trunks all around and suffi- 
cient to cover all the roots beneath. This prevents the ground cracking or baking, and keeps the earth moist 
and of an even temperature. 
AFTERCULTURE No grass or weeds of any description should be allowed to grow around young trees 
or plants. To get the best results the ground should be kept clean and loose around them, at least until they 
begin to bear. Where the ground is poor, surface applications of manure are needed. Pruning should be done 
regularly every spring before the buds swell ; in this way removal of large branches is avoided. 
DISTANCES FOR PLANTING 
Standard Apples ... 
Standard Pears and strong-growing Cherries . . 
Duke and Morello Cherries? ... 
Standard Plums, Apricots, Peaches, Nectarines 
Dwarf Pears 
Dwarf Apples 
Grapes . 
Currants and Gooseberries 
Raspberries ami Blackberries 
Strawberries, for field culture 
Strawberries, for garden culture 
r®ws 10 to 16 feet apart, 
30 
20 
18 
16 to 18 
10 to 12 
10 to 12 
7 to 16 
3 to 4 
3 to 4 
1 to 1 'A 
I to 2 
feet apart each way. 
feet in rows, 
feet apart. 
by 5 to 7 feet apart, 
by 3 to feet apart, 
feet apart. 
NUMBER OF TREES TO AN ACRE 
30 feet apart each way 
2 •• ■■ 
20 
18 
15 ,! 
12 
50 
70 
no 
135 
205 
300 
10 feet apart each way 
8 
6 
5 “ 
4 
3 
1,210 
. 1,742 
• 2,723 
. 4,840 
RULE.— Multiply the distance in feet between the rows by the distance the plants are apart in the rows, and the product will 
be the number of square feet for each plant or hill, which, divided into the number of feet in an acre (43>5 6 °), will give the num- 
SEEDLINGS.— We offer the following select list of the best imported stock : Apple seedlings. 5 to 7 millimeters, $1.75 per 
100; Pear seedlings, 5 to 7 millimeters, $2 per 100; Plum seedlings, 5 to 7 millimeters, $2 per 100; Cherry seedlings, 5 to 7 milli- 
meters, $2 per 100. 
